Comments on: League’s decision not to fine Williams makes plenty of sense, for the wrong reasonshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/09/leagues-decision-not-to-fine-williams-makes-plenty-of-sense-for-the-wrong-reasons/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 20:26:07 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: yousuxxorshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/09/leagues-decision-not-to-fine-williams-makes-plenty-of-sense-for-the-wrong-reasons/#comment-2330450
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:19:17 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2330450oh yea crabtree was holding onto him to could of went either way
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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:03:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2330399Stop bringing up the stupid ass Falcons play. That was 4th & 4. Watch the replay. The jam CLEARLY was in front of the FOX first down marker. It was legal. Stop. I’m a 9ers fan. Do I feel with the right call we score? Yes. Do I have any confidence our D woulda stopped them? No. But that’s not the point. The point is we were ALL robbed of seeing how it would’ve played out. That’s the saddest part. Let the players decide? They did. Jimmy Smith decided he couldn’t cover Crabtree without holding. Should’ve been a flag.
]]>By: joeknowsnadahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/09/leagues-decision-not-to-fine-williams-makes-plenty-of-sense-for-the-wrong-reasons/#comment-2329826
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:40:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-232982649ers lost – due to bad coaching on offense at the end of the game. Further, Jim Harbaugh didn’t cry or scream when his team got the bennie of a non-call the game before, right? No “fix” – if anything, you could say the blackout was a fix, that allowed 49ers to re-group and come out blazing….Refs ALWAYS swallow the whistle, whether it’s hockey, basketball or football, during “The BIG Game.” See TMQ’s comments, included here, which say it better than I could –

“…Think what’s happened here. Three straight plays from the Baltimore 5: Kaepernick, one of the most dangerous players in the sport, has not rushed. Gore hasn’t touched the ball. Three straight pass attempts to the same guy, Crabtree, and all three toward the right corner. Inexperienced right-handed quarterbacks are more comfortable throwing to their right. The Ravens’ defense was expecting passes, and passes to the right — just what San Francisco delivered.”

And about that non-call for dee holding –

…”Harbaugh/West thought defensive holding should have been called on the fourth-and-goal. It could have been, but Crabtree was pushing off too, and on the opposite side of the field, San Francisco receiver A.J. Jenkins pretty much threw his defender to the ground, which could have been flagged.”

And lastly –

…”Wasn’t it just two weeks ago that the Niners got away with some grabbing on Atlanta’s fourth-and-4 at the end? Don’t recall Harbaugh/West becoming hysterical about that call. Officials don’t want to decide games, especially playoff games. They should not allow more contact in the postseason than in the regular season, but the reality is, they do. A full-time professional coach should know this, and know it’s a reason why, on fourth-and-goal from the 5 to win the Super Bowl, a fade is a weak call.”

And, I saw at least two instances of roughing the passer by 49ers Dee that was not called, either. So, on balance, it is what it is. Not perfect, but very entertaining, and either team deserved to win it, and could have. Ravens won, end of story.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:53:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329779Flaccos tackle comment reflects the refs and how the game was managed by the refs. Very unprofessional approach by the league to display this sloppiness by the refs.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:11:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329735Pretty sad when this is the NFL biggest national televised game and they botched it! The NFL says they are trying to make the league a respectful and reputable league and this is the product they give us. I for one am so tired of these Refs not having to be accountable for there performance.

Would the lack of the calls changed the outcome? Who knows. We lost and it hurts! But a foul is a foul and no matter how big the stage is, you call it! This by far was the worst officiating in a Super Bowl.

The saddest part is we the fans suffer from it the most. It is our love and support for the game that funds it. From season tickets to buying merchandise.

Pretty sad though that Gore can get fined 10,500.00 for socks being to low, but someone who blatantly shoves a Ref gets “NOTHING” so my words to the NFL is: C’mon man

I congratulate the Ravens on their win and as A die hard Niner fan I hope it dont take another 18years to get back to the dance. “GO NINERS” What a great season…

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:25:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329678@arm57romg says:
Feb 10, 2013 8:38 AM
Sour Grapes from every 9ers fan. Get over it, you lost. Take it with Pride.
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We can take pride knowing that the niners played a straight up game. Can you guys? Knowing that you should have had one less staring corner in the game.
I would let everything else (PI, holding calls) slide. But Williams should have been out of the game. There is no grey area. You can’t tell me that the Ravens would have done as well without a starting corner.

So, I’m not surprised that you have nothing more intelligent to say and have to settle for “sour grapes”.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:10:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329651My main thing was the holding at the end with the Safety. I mean I know the results are the same but man at least call actually call the penalty to be professional instead of adding more controversy to the officiating.

And the NFL should just fix that already since it’s a simple fix. If under 30 seconds to go in the game there is an offensive penalty on a safety the clock is reset to the time of the snap so no time is loss when it’s punted. That way teams aren’t going to hold and if they do they get punished for it.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:09:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329649Pretty obvious by now Florio is a niners fan. This Super Bowl is done. We’ve all moved on, you should too.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:12:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329550In a game against the Rams with playoff ramifications a couple years ago, Justin Smith got pushed by a referee and then instinctively shoved back with his left arm, not seeing the referee until the referee had already flipped out and thrown a flag, subsequently ejecting him from the game. Cary Williams did a lot worse than that in the Superbowl, looking straight at the referee before pushing him with two straight arms. The referee didn’t even penalize him or eject him.

Later in the game, Williams broke up a pass to Ted Ginn in the endzone when he shouldn’t even have been in the game. Let us not forget the hold by two separate players on Bruce Miller that allowed Jacoby Jones to run right through Miller’s gap responsibility on the 2nd half TD return. Look up the stills and replay on Google, it’s quite absurd. The refs did a lousy job, and I would’ve thought that even if the Niners had won.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:08:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329425On the safety, the Ravens could hold, grab face masks, even hit the Niners with a tire iron and the result would have been the same. They need to change the rules so that when there’s just a few seconds left, a team can’t prosper by intentional fouls.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:18:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329361Does anyone else think Jerome Boger sounds like the creepy old guy from Family Guy that loves Chris when making his call?

“Offsides”

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:58:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329333“Much like XL, Raven fans will have to deal with the 49ers fans blaming the refs for years to come. In 60 minutes of football both teams had plenty of opportunities to win.”

Exactly. Let’s not forget this game was a blowout until the mysterious power outage that completely changed momentum. San Fran fans should be thankful that the blackout helped prevent their team from being embarrassed.

Yet nearly every single NFL Analyst, former Ref, former player, etc. say that it was a great no call. Where are those quotes? In fact Crabtree had been pushing off all game. Just look at two plays earlier when he shoves Graham at the goal line. Please let it go. If it wasn’t for the power outage this was a blowout.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:38:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329313Zero integrity. Well played NFL. I feel like a chump, and so should everybody outside Baltimore.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:55:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329284Deb says:
Feb 9, 2013 11:02 PM
Flagging is fine. I don’t think any player should be ejected from the Super Bowl unless he does something really out there–like coming off the bench to tackle a player on the field.
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Exactly. Officiating changes as the game goes on, also.

Pay attention.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:54:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329282One of the worse officiated games. With all the money the NFL makes you think they could find competent officials.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:38:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329274Sour Grapes from every 9ers fan. Get over it, you lost. Take it with Pride.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:30:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329267Conspiracy.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:04:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329248Much like XL, Raven fans will have to deal with the 49ers fans blaming the refs for years to come. In 60 minutes of football both teams had plenty of opportunities to win.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:41:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329231Niners just can’t win the big one…
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:37:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329206This is brilliant insight, great article… In all likelihood I believe you’re spot on. What I’m missing is, why was Boger a bad choice? Did he have some sort of conflict of interest I missed reading about?
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:25:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329184I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title of the article. I am a die hard 49er fan so I admit my opinion is biased. However I just can’t get over how badly this game was officiated. Yes there was a clear pass interference that wasn’t called on the 49ers and another possible one against Boldin but Williams should have been ejected or at least flagged, Bruce Miller was clearly held on the kickoff return, not to mention the last series and all we know about that. The refs didn’t want to throw the flags and decide the game (and it would not have), so they kept them in their pocket and decided the game. Even Ravens fans can’t feel great about this one, their team played a great game and maybe could have won on their own, but we’ll never know.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:43:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329179If rules do not apply during the SB, why should they apply during the regular season?
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:16:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329161Just another reason to support that the Ravens didn’t get in by talent but help from the NFL. Brandon Lloyd gets a penalty for throwing the ball to the Ref in a disrespectful manner but this Dou che shoves a Ref and nothing….no….this Superbowl wasn’t fixed.
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:40:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329151NFL is following in boxing footsteps
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:26:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329146And what type of example is the NFL setting for young athletes?
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:24:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329144There needs to be a better way to issue fines. $10,500 for wearing short socks, 10K for throwing a ball into the stands, 50K for a coach shoving a replacement ref who has no business refereeing, 0 for a player shoving a real ref during the Super Bowl. Absolutely no consistency.

Also, Silver Linings Playbook = movie of the year

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:51:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329125For the record. Reed wasn’t offside on the 2 pt conversion. That was replayed and slowed down here in New York and The ball moved before Reed did. Secondly the corner has every right to put his hands on the receiver within 5 yards. The ball was on the 5 yard line and Crabtree ran directly into the corner. Why? If he was suppose to be running a fade pattern. He was looking to push off the corner. Jimmy Smith said not today. Great play. Great game for the nation. Sf wants a bailout call because there QB had no call when he saw the Ravens defense in cover 0. Suspect!
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:42:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329083The fix was in on this one believe me…..
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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:37:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1726826#comment-2329076Back in the regular season a disgruntled Cam Newton bumped referee Jerome Boger after a call didn’t go Cams way. Makes me think that Mr Boger doesn’t have the balls to throw a guy out of the game.
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